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Picture of Donald Trump with teenage girl isn’t real
The image, which has been shared by accounts in the UK, has several hallmarks of being created by artificial intelligence. Read
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Politics
We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Politics
Labour MP did not say victims of grooming gangs should ‘shut their mouths’
A post re-circulating on Facebook appears to be based on something that Naz Shah reposted from a parody account then quickly deleted in 2017—she has said the sharing of the post was a “genuine accident”. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did living standards reach an 'all-time low' under the Conservatives?
Last month the Prime Minister claimed living standards were “at an all-time low” under the previous government—but none of the usual measures of living standards back this up. Read
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Politics
Spending Review 2025: fact checked
We’ve taken a look at key claims from the Labour government’s first Spending Review. Read
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Immigration
Was Sadiq Khan’s claim about migrant and UK-born workers’ contributions to the economy accurate?
In an interview last month the Mayor of London claimed on average a “skilled migrant” contributes £16,000 a year to the economy, and a “Brit skilled worker” £800 a year. Read
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Politics
Angela Rayner didn’t ‘break the law’ by postponing some local elections
Elections for nine councils in England were postponed from May 2025 to May 2026, so that the councils could take part in local government reorganisation. Read
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Politics
Is Wales set to have the highest number of politicians per capita in the world?
The Senedd increasing to 96 members next year has led to this claim being shared online. Read
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Politics
No evidence of a House of Lords petition to strip Prince Harry of royal titles
Social media posts share an article claiming such a petition was launched by a group of peers and is gaining traction in the House of Lords, but we could find no evidence supporting this. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
School standards minister confuses interest rates and inflation in Sky News interview
Catherine McKinnell MP claimed “we’ve seen inflation coming down”, but her department has since told us she meant to refer to interest rates. Read
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Politics
Has this Labour government ‘allowed the biggest influx of migrants in British history’?
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice hasn’t explained what this claim was based on, but neither we nor the Migration Observatory have seen data to support it. Read
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